Reality Check Authors

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Darren Turney  

 

Family

God gave Darren a wonderful wife, Julie, and three wonderful children; Paul, Noelle, and Hixon.  He has three brothers and two sisters, and 13 in laws, all of whom he loves.  His parents, Warren and Susan, live in Beaver, Oregon

 

 

 Faith

Darren accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1975, and was raised in the Church of Christ.  He joined Calvary Chapel in 1985.  He and his wife joined Westridge Baptist Church in 2003 (now called Oak Park Church), and are now greatly involved there.  He credits his father for sparking his interest in apologetics, history, art, prophecy and global events.  Some favorite authors are Francis Schaeffer, Nancy Pearcy, Gale Erwin, Chuck Missler, John Loeffler and Dean Gotcher.

Interests

Darren has a passion for theatre, and belongs to the Pulse Opera House in Warren, Indiana.  He has acted on the stage since 1996, and appeared in more than 25 productions there.  He teaches stage combat in Warren and Elkhart.  He also writes fiction, and is currently working on several projects.  He has written two plays: Invasion of the Mothmen and The Spartan Oracles.  His latest project, A Conversation with the Apostle Matthew, is a one-man play written and performed by Darren.  It is in the first stages of pre-production for video.  This is one you will want to see.  (Video snipets coming shortly to the site)

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Mark Long  

Family

Mark met Lisa in 1995 while teaching a discipleship class in a 'twenty-something' church and 2 years later they married. Together they have two marvelous boys Rilee and Mason and a girl named Haley.  He has only 1 sibling Sara (who is a wonderful mother, wife, and sister), as well as 8 in-laws and (more than) 15 nephews and nieces.  His parents Steve and Marilyn reside in Ft. Wayne, as does all of his immediate family.

Faith

Mark accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior as a young boy in the 1970’s, and was raised in the Church all of his life.  His father was the elder of Doctrine and Reconciliation at a large church in the area for nearly 20 years.  As a teenager, Mark walked away in rebellion.  But Christ, being faithful, drew him back.  In 1994, Mark rededicated his life to Christ and a year later began working with youth as a Sr. High Youth Pastor.  Mark had instilled in him the desire to have ‘Reasoned Faith’, to “Know why you believe what you believe and be able to explain it to others”; Mark began to do this very thing with the youth.  He began to rekindle his interest in Philosophy, Theology, Apologetics, Prophecy, and History to help him in conveying the Truth to others.  He shares Darren’s favorite authors, as well as: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Phillip Johnson, George Orwell, and Frank Peretti.

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Mark Turney

Family

Mark has been married to his wife Gwendra since October 2001, and they have three cats, all of whom are ethicists.  They as yet have no children.  Mark has three brothers and two sisters, and a plethora of nephews, nieces, in-laws, cousins, cousins-in-law, and a host of less-related kith and kin spread across the continental United States.  His parents live in Beaver, Oregon.

Faith

Mark has been a Christian since 1975, though he prefers the term Christ follower.  He has attended a wide variety of churches and denominations.  He was ordained for ministry on December 13^th, 2009.  He and his wife attend a multi-cultural, inter-denominational church.  He is in the process of writing his first book.

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